Turning to the album, it is not for purists, fans are also very divided. While many are waiting in vain since the release of Autoamerican, "Eat to the line", the commercial result of Parallel Lines and E2tBeat, GoD definitely drives the point on an era that will no longer be. After playing the heterogeneity in the 3 first post-reunion albums and found that they were turning in circles, the US group comes back with something more conceptual: if the first 6 songs are in the standard (pop, Latin, reagge, ...) the end of the album bring us fully into the world of electro. In the middle, a transition song "Relax", the resumption of the famous song that begins FGTH traditional way, concluding the first part of the album and ending in a chorus of "Synth", leading us into the world of night clubbing. This structure is found in the booklet (red writing mood South American heat for the first 6 titles, Relax whose arrows change from red to blue to blue writing for the coldest electronic style for the last 6 titles. Relax and represents changing face of 33 turns (it's not for nothing that the song is not on the vinyl release). This structure is also reflected at the cover (a human Debbie in the first half that disintegrates on the s second). Artistically, this is plainly seen !!!
But most important are the songs, songs that it is listening in one go, especially the second part (the first part up to listen more individually). "Sugar" is a perfect opener in the line of "Screamin Skin" while "Rave", despite producing deemed disappointing by purists is a perfect pop song that you can listen several times in a row. "Rose" is a little cold, melodic little while "Winter" is the song that makes the most to think about what Blondie was (written in the wake of Panic of Girls it seems). "Drag you around" is a summer song par excellence "I screwed up," his long and pretty rap bridge shows that Blondie has not lost his touch at originality. Then the second part, "Take me in the night" pop gem where Debbie is played it in the treble, "Make a Way," "Mile High" made to be played live, the beat lacinant of "Euphoria", the nananananananan "Take it back" (a favorite of the fans) and the perfect closer "Backroom". Not to mention the bonus download ("Color" pure disco song that for many would be on the album, "Can not stop waiting" average song, but with the most original bridge of the drive to conclude with the ride " Prism ").
What changes is that his songs will not be hits and will probably be difficult to integrate the future retrospective. But no matter, Blondie is done and we are pleased by breaking their image, exploring new musical directions and business models will more definitively by passing the charts. Who will pleindra!
